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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Dahlia (2006) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Dahlia (2006) Quiz

Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Black Dahlia (2006)

This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006).

About the movie: Two policemen see their personal and professional lives fall apart in the wake of the "Black Dahlia" murder investigation.

1.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		Brian De Palma met Rose McGowan a year before the filming of this movie, and offered her the role of Sherryl Saddon.
b.		The siege of the Peking Legation Quarter was a great backdrop for dramatic effect and story-telling as the basis of this movie because it involved so many nationalities and personalities through a real crisis in an exotic location. Some survivors of the Legations, however, felt they did not have as tough a time as those caught three miles away in the concurrent more closely confined siege by Boxers and soldiers of Pekings Northern Cathedral. Defended by only 25 French and 15 Italian marines, the Catholic Bishop Pierre-Marie-Alphonse Favier (1837-1905) held out for 56 days against sniping, bombardment and mining, losing 10 of his marines killed and 500 of his Chinese congregation. There is enough material in the cathedral siege for a movie in its own right.
c.		The title came from Christopher Marlowes poem "The Passionate Shepherd". It begins, "Come Live With me, and be my love..."
d.		Johnny Knoxville, auditioned for roles of Ethan and Pete. He was not cast in either role.

2.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		At the start of the film, when the bar is shown, a painting can be seen on the wall which features the faces of the women in "Cell block tango".
b.		Dustin Hoffman first got the idea to do this film while working on Kramer vs. Kramer. He felt his character in that film had to be both a mother and a father, so he started thinking about how to play a man and a woman. Several scripts, several writers and a few directors later, this was the result.
c.		The home of Speed Weed (James Coburn) in this movie was actually New Orleans Cornstalk Hotel.
d.		In the earlier drafts, the Linscotts were written as the Spragues, the family name in James Ellroys original novel.

3.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		Even before its release, Marlon Brando was asking that his name be removed from the credits. According to "Variety", Brando was upset that the film failed to portray Columbus complicity in the genocide of Native Americans.
b.		Clint Eastwood reportedly described this film as "probably the lousiest western ever made."
c.		One of John Waters favorite movies.
d.		Mark Wahlberg had initially signed on to play Lee Blanchard opposite Josh Hartnett, but scheduling conflicts with the planned The Brazilian Job prevented him from taking part even though production on The Italian Job sequel was eventually pushed back.

4.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		David Fincher had originally planned to direct and intended to make a three hour version shot entirely in black and white. Fincher subsequently left the project apparently because he doubted that he would be able to make the film exactly the way he envisaged.
b.		"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 7, 1952 with Van Johnson and Esther Williams reprising their film roles.
c.		The filmmakers wanted the music score to sound like it was recorded by the "Robot Philharmonic". To that effect, they hired performance artists Blue Man Group, known for performing on musical instruments made from industrial piping and other found objects, to do special percussion effects.
d.		Starhops was originally rated PG. In order to reach a different audience, the distributors added more explicit language and the film was re-rated as an R.

5.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		Gwen Stefani was considered for the role of Kay Lake.
b.		The movie theater that most of the movie was shot was an actual functioning movie theater in Georgetown Texas. Filming took place after hours between 1am and 8am. Custom movie posters based on the filmmakers intellectual property were made to be put in place of those for commercially released movies.
c.		During filming, a crew member running cables left a second story window open at the Oregon State Mental Hospital and an actual patient climbed through the bars and fell to the ground, injuring himself. The next day The Statesman Journal in Salem, Oregon reported the incident with the headline on the front page "One flew OUT of the cuckoos nest".
d.		Alfred Molina was originally cast as Eliot but was replaced by Liam Neeson.

6.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		The two-minute opening sequence looks like one continuous Steadicam shot when, in fact, the sequence consisted of three separate shots seamlessly combined through the magic of dissolves, matting, and morphing: Shot one began in a helicopter out over the Atlantic and ended over the street in Miamis South Beach area where the club was located Shot two began on a crane (simulating a chopper) where the Steadicam operator was gradually lowered to ground level before stepping off the crane; he then traversed the street and proceeded through the clubs front door Shot three was executed on a studio soundstage where the Steadicam operator began just outside the "club" exterior, and then proceeded inside for the shots conclusion. According to cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, the most difficult aspect of the process was matching the speed of the crane with that of the helicopter.
b.		Michelle Pfeiffer adopted a baby girl, became engaged and got married all during the making of this film.
c.		Mia Kirshner was originally intended to be feeding lines to potential actors in screen tests. However, her performance so caught the attention of director Brian De Palma and writer Josh Friedman that she was cast as Elizabeth Short and her role expanded significantly compared to the novel.
d.		Lee Remick picked out two local Charleston kids to play her children. She chose the little girl because she looked like Lee at age 7. She chose the little boy because he loved hugging and kissing Lee.

7.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		The book was optioned in 1986. It took twenty years for it to be made.
b.		Yvonne Perry, the actress who plays the "theater instructor", played Rosanna Cabot on AS THE WORLD TURNS for four years. She is also a dear friend and High School classmate of director Scott Storm, who acted in all his early Super-8 Films. They call one another "D.W." and "Viv"..after D.W. Griffith and Vivien Leigh.
c.		The opera symphony "Amapola," can be heard on several occasions in the film: Deborah dances to a jazzy version on the gramophone, Fat Moes band plays the tune (also jazzed-up) on the speakeasy, and a strings version is heard during Noodles date with Deborah.
d.		John Cusacks second appearance in a Stephen King film adaptation. The first was Stand by Me.

8.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		Laura San Giacomo was originally set to play Frida Kahlo but was dropped when fans objected to a non-Mexican playing the role of Frida.
b.		The film opened the 63rd Venice Film Festival in 2006.
c.		Jonathan Demme considered directing.
d.		The Fabergé Egg as seen in the movie was actually the Imperial Coronation Egg designed by Peter Carl Fabergé. It was made 1897 to commemorate the 1894 Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II. The jeweled egg contains a model of a Coronation Coach; a guilloché field of starbursts with a translucent lime yellow enameling on the exterior surface; trellised greenish gold laurel leave bands have mounted at each intersection point an opaque black enamelled Imperial gold double-headed eagle with a rose diamond on their chest; on the top is a large portrait diamond with a cluster of ten smaller diamonds; and a smaller portrait diamond is set within a cluster of rose diamonds at the reverse end. The egg is also known as "Lilies of the Valley" but it is never called this in the film. Almost twenty years later the egg would re-appear in the movie Oceans Twelve

9.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		Charlie McDermott and James Reilly, who play brothers, are, in actual life, cousins.
b.		The remake saw is a Husqvarna 359 with a 28" guide bar. These saws are made today and were not available in 1973 Texas.
c.		When The Brazilian Job was pushed further back in development, Mark Wahlberg, director Brian De Palmas first choice, was once again available for shooting. However, Wahlberg was offered the chance to work with Martin Scorsese on The Departed and thusly turned down the role, which eventually went to Aaron Eckhart.
d.		Chancellor Palpatines strategy for maintaining power is known to political scientists, and is called Perpetual War. He comes to power through conflict with the Trade Federation, gains greater privileges through the Clone War, and solidifies his position through war on the Jedi.

10.	Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Black Dahlia (2006)?
a.		James Horner was previously attached, before Mark Isham was hired to score the film.
b.		The last shot of Norman Batess face has a still frame of a human skull superimposed on it, almost subliminally. The skull is that of Mother.
c.		According to an article published in Time magazine on November 14th, 1969, Tisa Farrow suffered three mishaps while shooting the film on location, near Toronto. First, she stepped in a groundhog hole and pulled a leg tendon. Then, while hobbling with a cane, she was bitten by a rabid cat which required her to get 16 rabies shots in her stomach. Lastly, she was kicked in the stomach during a fight in a restaurant.
d.		The films premiere engagement included a live prologue featuring a dance routine performed by actress Carol Dempster. During Dempsters dance the stage was illuminated by blue and gold footlights. Later, during the screening of the film, a stagehand accidentally switched on those footlights and the movie screen tinted the film in an unusual way. D.W. Griffith, standing in the rear of the auditorium, was so surprised and delighted at the blue and gold-tinted effect that he ordered all copies of the film to be tinted in those colors during certain key sequences.

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